Greenville High School (Mississippi)

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Greenville High School
Address
Greenville High School (Mississippi)
419 East Robertshaw Street

Greenville
,
(Washington County)
,
Mississippi
38701

United States
Coordinates 33°23′36″N91°02′50″W / 33.3932°N 91.0471°W / 33.3932; -91.0471
Information
TypePublic high school
PrincipalBarren Cleark
Staff49.61 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment871 [1]  (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio17.56 [1]
Color(s)Black and gold    [2]
Nickname Hornets [2]
Website https://highgreenvillems.schoolinsites.com/

Greenville High School, also known as Greenville Weston High School, is a public high school in Greenville, Mississippi, United States. [3] It is a part of the Greenville Public School District.

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History

In 2013, a $5 million construction project was begun to renovate the school's gymnasium and build 14 new classrooms. [4]

Demographics

African Americans make up 99 percent of its 1,697 students. [5] During the 2011–12 school year, 85 percent of students qualified for government-paid free lunch; another two percent qualified for government lunch subsidies, making Greenville Weston the state's school with the most students on lunch assistance. [5]

Academics

Greenville Weston High School received failing grades from state examiners for the three years ending in 2013, making the school eligible for takeover by the state under a 2010 law. A takeover could involve the replacement of the entire faculty with new hires, but it is considered unlikely in the near future because Mississippi acknowledges that there are more schools eligible for takeover than it could manage at one time. [6]

Extracurricular activities

The Greenville Weston marching band is considered one of the best in the state.[ by whom? ] [7] Its athletic teams are nicknamed the Hornets and the Lady Bees for girls' sports.

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. 1 2 "MHSAA School Directory". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  3. ↑ "Overview of Greenville High School". USNews.com.
  4. ↑ "School Board Approves High School Construction". WAPT News. May 13, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Greenville Weston High School" . Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ Garrett, Scott (December 30, 2013). "Greenville-Weston High School Could Face a State Takeover Next Year". Delta Daily News. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  7. ↑ Gilbertson, Annie (July 2, 2012). "The Future for a Failing State: School Improvement". Southern Education Desk. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  8. 1 2 Shelby Foote; Walker Percy (May 1998). The Correspondence of Shelby Foote and Walker Percy. W. W. Norton, Incorporated. p. 3. ISBN   978-0-393-31768-8.
  9. ↑ Hancock, LynNell (October 3, 2016). "The anonymous town that was the model of desegregation in the Civil Rights era". The Hechinger Report.


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